Molecularly imprinted polymers by the surface imprinting technique

C Dong, H Shi, Y Han, Y Yang, R Wang… - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Molecular imprinting technology (MIT) aims to prepare polymers with tailor-made binding
sites for the templates in shape, size and functional groups. However, many disadvantages …

A comprehensive review of the covalent immobilization of biomolecules onto electrospun nanofibers

S Smith, K Goodge, M Delaney, A Struzyk, N Tansey… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biomolecule immobilization has attracted the attention of various fields such as fine
chemistry and biomedicine for their use in several applications such as wastewater …

Highly salt‐resistant 3D hydrogel evaporator for continuous solar desalination via localized crystallization

L Li, N He, B Jiang, K Yu, Q Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging solar desalination by interfacial evaporation shows great potential for
alleviating the global freshwater crisis. However, salt deposition on the whole evaporation …

Novel low cost proton exchange membrane made from sulphonated biochar for application in microbial fuel cells

I Chakraborty, S Das, BK Dubey… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel low cost proton exchange membrane (PEM) was synthesized, using biochar derived
from food waste by pyrolysis at 600° C followed by sulphonation and using a poly vinyl …

Chemical and physical reinforcement behavior of dialdehyde nanocellulose in PVA composite film: A comparison of nanofiber and nanocrystal

H Lee, J You, HJ Jin, HW Kwak - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose can be categorized into cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) and cellulose
nanocrystals (CNCs). CNFs and CNCs are oxidized by periodate oxidation to introduce …

Electrospinning and crosslinking of polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan composite nanofiber for transdermal drug delivery

Z Cui, Z Zheng, L Lin, J Si, Q Wang… - Advances in Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The drug‐loaded polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/chitosan (CS) composite nanofibers intended to be
used as matrix for transdermal drug delivery were fabricated by electrospinning, and then …

Polyvinyl alcohol/carboxymethyl cellulose/ZSM-5 zeolite biocomposite membranes for dye adsorption applications

R Sabarish, G Unnikrishnan - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, efficient biodegradable membranes were fabricated using polyvinyl alcohol
(PVA), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and ZSM-5 zeolite, and their utility for the removal of …

Chitin Nanofibrils from Fungi for Hierarchical Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Transient Zinc‐Ion Batteries with Stable Zn Electrodeposition

D Ruiz, VF Michel, M Niederberger, E Lizundia - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable batteries play an integral role toward carbon neutrality. Environmentally
sustainable batteries should consider the trade‐offs between material renewability …

Hydrophilic surface coating on hydrophobic PTFE membrane for robust anti-oil-fouling membrane distillation

K Wang, D Hou, J Wang, Z Wang, B Tian… - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The hydrophobic membranes used in membrane distillation (MD) are inherently prone to
fouling by hydrophobic contaminants due to the long-range hydrophobic-hydrophobic …

Effect of cellulose nanocrystals and lignin nanoparticles on mechanical, antioxidant and water vapour barrier properties of glutaraldehyde crosslinked PVA films

W Yang, G Qi, JM Kenny, D Puglia, P Ma - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this work, PVA nanocomposite films containing cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and different
amounts of lignin nanoparticles (LNP), prepared via a facile solvent cast method, were …